B-17F Flying Fortress aircraft 'Spotted Cow', assembly ship of 384th Bomber Group, 547th Bomber Squadron, based in RAF Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England, UK, 1943, photo 1 of 2

Caption     B-17F Flying Fortress aircraft 'Spotted Cow', assembly ship of 384th Bomber Group, 547th Bomber Squadron, based in RAF Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, England, UK, 1943, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
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B-17 Flying Fortress   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 600 x 301 pixels
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos at Same Place Kettering, England, United Kingdom
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
30 May 2010 03:34:03 PM

What's this, a new type of camouflage? the
answer is,its what's called an assembly ship
high time, and war-weary B-17's were painted
in bright colors so the other B-17's crews could form up in formations.
Once the Groups were airborne, and in their
Group formations, the assembly ship would return to base.
2. USNbubblehead says:
10 Apr 2015 07:55:19 AM

My great uncle Frank served with the 546th squadron of the 384th Bomb Group. I recommend a visit to the 384th's home page:

http://www.384thbombgroup.com/

Great database with an excellent phto gallery. Bon appitite.
3. Anonymous says:
27 Mar 2018 12:26:52 PM

My great Uncle flew this plane on one of his sorties. June 4, 1944. The plane has two names, Patches II and Spotted Cow.

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